Statistical Abstract of Undergraduate Programs in the Mathematical Sciences in the United States Fall 1995 CBMS Survey Don O. Loftsgaarden Donald C. Rung Ann E. Watkins MAA Reports Number 2 Published by The Mathematical Association of America Statistical Abstract of Undergraduate Programs in the Mathematical Sciences in the United States Fall 1995 CBMS Survey Statistical Abstract of Undergraduate Programs in the Mathematical Sciences in the United States Fall 1995 CBMS Survey Don O. Loftsgaarden University of Montana Donald C. Rung The Pennsylvania State University Ann E. Watkins California State University, Northridge Published and Distributed by The Mathematical Association of America This survey was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant SRS-9421743. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. ©1997 by The Mathematical Association of America ISBN 0-88385-154-7 Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-72055 Printed in the United States of America Current Printing 10 987654321 Contents Acknowledgments xv Foreword xvii Chapter 1. Summary 1 Data Highlights 1 Explanation of the Tables 2 TABLE SE.l Enrollment (in thousands) in undergraduate Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science courses in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities, in Departments of Statistics at universities and in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges: Fall 1970, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and Fall 1995 by department 4 TABLE SE.2 Type of calendar for four-year colleges and universities and two-year colleges: Fall 1995 5 TABLE SE.3 Enrollment (in thousands) by level in undergraduate Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science courses in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities, in Departments of Statistics at universities and in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges: Fall 1970, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 7 TABLE SE.4 Number of Bachelors Degrees in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities and in Departments of Statistics at universities (combined) between July 1 and June 30 in 1974-75, 1979-80, 1984-85, 1989-90, and 1994-95 by selected majors and by gender for totals in 1989-90 and 1994-95 9 TABLE SE.5 Percentage of Departments of Mathematics offering selected mathematics courses during academic year 1995-96 by type of school and for all schools combined. The same information is given for two consecutive academic years for all departments 1984-86 and 1989-91 10 TABLE SF.6 Number of tenured, tenure-eligible and other full-time faculty in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities and in Departments of Statistics at universities by highest degree and in 1995 by tenured and tenure-eligible and other full- time. Also full-time permanent and full-time temporary faculty in two-year college Mathematics Programs: Fall 1970, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 11 TABLE SF.7 Percentage of full-time permanent faculty in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges by highest degree: Fall 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 13 VI 1995 CBMS Survey of Undergraduate Programs TABLE SF.8 Gender among full-time faculty in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities and in Departments of Statistics at universities by type of appointment Fall 1995, among full-time faculty in two-year college Mathematics Programs Fall 1995 and among new PhDs from U.S. Departments of Mathematics and Departments of Statistics 1980-95. Historical data is also presented for Fall 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 14 TABLE SF.9 Percentage age distribution of tenured and tenure-eligible faculty in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities by gender. Percentage full-time permanent faculty in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges. Also some average ages are given: Fall 1995 16 TABLE SF.10 Percentage age distribution of tenured and tenure-eligible faculty in Departments of Statistics at universities by gender. Also average ages: Fall 1995 17 TABLE SF.ll Percentage of gender and of racial/ethnic groups among tenured, tenure-eligible, and other full-time faculty in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities: Fall 1995 18 TABLE SF.12 Percentage of gender and of racial/ethnic groups among tenured, tenure-eligible and other full-time faculty in Departments of Statistics at universities: Fall 1995 18 TABLE SF.13 Number of full-time and part-time faculty in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities, in Departments of Statistics at universities and in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges. Number of part-time faculty per 100 full-time faculty is also given: Fall 1970, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 19 TABLE SF.14 Percentage of gender and of racial/ethnic groups among part-time faculty in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities and in Departments of Statistics at universities: Fall 1995 21 TABLE SF.15 Number of deaths and retirements of tenured and tenure-eligible faculty from Departments of Mathematics and from Departments of Statistics by type of school and of full-time permanent faculty from Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges from Sept. 1, 1994 to Aug. 31, 1995. Historical data is included when available 22 TABLE SF.16 Percentage of departments having various weekly teaching assignments in classroom contact hours for tenured and tenure-eligible faculty in Departments of Mathematics and Departments of Statistics by type of school: Fall 1995 23 TABLE SFY.17 Percentage of enrollment in undergraduate Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science courses in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities, in Departments of Statistics at universities and percentage of sections in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges by type of instructor and level of course: Fall 1995 25 TABLE SPY. 18 Percentage of enrollment in Mainstream Calculus I and Mainstream Calculus II taught by tenured and tenure-eligible, other full-time, part-time, and graduate teaching assistants in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities by size of sections and percentage of sections taught by full-time and part-time in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges: Fall 1995. Also total enrollments and average section sizes 27 Contents VLl TABLE SPY. 19 Percentage of enrollment in Mainstream Calculus I and Mainstream Calculus II taught using various reform methods in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities by size of sections and percentage of sections taught using various reform methods in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges. Also total enrollments and average section sizes: Fall 1995. (1990 percentages are of sections whereas 1995 percentages are of enrollment.) 28 TABLE SFY.20 Percentage of enrollment in Non-Mainstream Calculus I and Non-Mainstream Calculus II taught by tenured and tenure-eligible, other full-time, part-time, and graduate teaching assistants in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities by size of sections and percentage of sections taught by full-time and part-time in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges: Fall 1995. Also total enrollment and average section sizes. 31 TABLE SFY.21 Percentage of enrollment in Non-Mainstream Calculus I taught using various reform methods in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities by size of sections and percentage of sections taught using various reform methods in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges: Fall 1995. Also total enrollments and average section sizes. 33 TABLE SFY.22 Percentage of enrollment in Elementary Statistics (no calculus prerequisite) and Probability and Statistics (no calculus prerequisite) taught by tenured and tenure-eligible, other full- time, part-time, and graduate teaching assistants in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universitites by size of sections: Fall 1995. Percentage of sections in Elementary Statistics (with or without probability) in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges: Fall 1995. Also percentage of students (or sections for two-year colleges) having required computer assignments, total enrollments, and average section sizes 34 TABLE SFY.23 Percentage of enrollment in Elementary Statistics (no calculus prerequisite) and Probability and Statistics (no calculus prerequisite) taught by tenured and tenure-eligible, other full- time, part-time, and graduate teaching assistants in Departments of Statistics at universitites by size of sections. Also percentage of students having required computer assignments, total enrollments, and average section sizes: Fall 1995 36 TABLE SAC.24 Percentage of Departments of Mathematics and of Departments of Statistics assigning departmental advisors by level of departmental majors and frequency of meetings. Also percentage of tenured and tenure-eligible faculty assigned to advise departmental majors: Fall 1995 37 TABLE SAC.25 Primary source of various advising information for departmental majors in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities and in Departments of Statistics at universities: Fall 1995 38 TABLE SAC.26 Computers or terminals available to and access to Internet for full-time faculty in Departments of Mathematics at four-year colleges and universities, in Departments of Statistics at universities and in Mathematics Programs at two-year colleges: Fall 1995. 39 TABLE SAC.2 7 Availability of departmental computer systems support staff